The Process of Preparation

This article intends to address the commercial loan process and how one begins a business and sustains growth and prosperity. Starting a business for the first time can seem like one of the most difficult things you do but if you view it as a process and not a destination, the journey will be far more pleasurable and the rewards, more sweet. If you are starting a business or venturing a major project, you will need an actual business plan.

3 Lessons From My Levi's

Here are some quick tips about branding and how one jeans company has a leg up on the competition.

Setting Up Your Home Office- Things to Consider

For some, putting together a home office is as simple as purchasing a laptop and having a free outlet. They can work anywhere. For others, it isn't quite that easy.

10 Tips To Keep Your Cleaning Staff Motivated

In any cleaning operation the cleaning supervisor or company owner is probably the most important person who can motivate cleaning crews to take pride in their work. But how one can motivate, instruct, communicate and lead the cleaning staff?

How To Avoid Getting Unsolicited Email

Should you gotten hundreds of emails and wondered how do they get into your inbox? You might think that someone you subscribed with had sold your email for a buck profit.

How to Think Outside the Box by Looking AT the Box

Nobody notices normal. An article on how to embrace your uniqueness in business. How to take assumptions and shatter them. How to think outside the box by looking AT the box.

The Principle(s) of Negative Value - A Procurement Article

The old way just isn't working. Why do industrial suppliers consistently lose hard earned customers to their rivals? The answer? You cannot sell yourself until you know yourself. Let me show you what you can't see but what I can.

Hard Money Business Loan - The Facts About a Hard Money Business Loan

First of all, it is time to review what types of loans are being offered and which type you may already have. Every bank, savings and loan and credit union has a somewhat bewildering package of small business loans.

Ideal or Real Food Cost in the Restaurant Business

A comprehensive look at real food cost verses ideal food cost in restaurants.

Playing the Product Name Game

Naming a product tis the sort of thing that sounds like fun until you've had to do it. In many industries, the best names are already taken and there are a lot of legal hurdles to overcome in the search for the perfect name. Alas, there may be no perfect name. But here are some tips for your organization to at least find some serviceable names.

Use Links for a Better Event Experience

Links are one of the most convenient features of the internet. The ability to go from website to website and land exactly at the information you are looking for is like opening a book and getting the page you need every time. If you can anticipate the information that your event participants need and point them directly to it, when they need it, you will get more registrations and make registering and attending your event more enjoyable and beneficial.

Securities Fraud - Stock Scheme That Uses Your Computer

Many of you may have been exposed to the original online stock scheme where spammers will send out stock picks on penny stocks creating buzz that artificially drives up the price of these worthless stocks. As the price hits the daily high the spammers liquidate their own holdings and walk away with the profits leaving those buyers with the worthless stock. This old fraud scheme has been manipulated and redirected at users of public computers specifically hotel users.

Gondola Shelving Demystified - Part 1 - The Layout

The first in a two part series about the planning and purchasing of steel gondola units for a retail store. Topics include determining the proper height for the units, a discussion of the costs and benefits of various shelf dimensions, and deciding on the number of units you should consider for your retail space.